10/08/2013
The Governor, Bank of Ghana, the country’s apex financial regulatory institution, Henry Kofi Wampah, recently in Accra, praised UBA Ghana, for instituting a robust risk management system
10/02/2013
South Africa's African Bank Investments said on Thursday it had agreed to a fine of 20 million rand to settle an investigation into reckless lending by the credit regulator.
10/01/2013
The irony of Ecobank’s participation on a panel at the PRI in Person conference in Cape Town this week was lost on most delegates.
09/01/2013
The SEC said that “The investor deposited the sum of N300, 000 with the operator under a Portfolio Investment Agreement for a tenor of 3 years.
08/27/2013
The rules, known as Basel III, are the main global response to undercapitalized banks
08/24/2013
The Bank of Ghana has stated that money laundering and terrorist financing have become a herculean challenge in the country’s economy, particularly in the banking sector.
08/08/2013
The Financial Conduct Authority has fined Guaranty Trust Bank (UK) Ltd (GT Bank) £525,000 for failings in its anti-money laundering (AML) controls for high risk customers between May 2008 and June 2010.
07/14/2013
Tier-1 banks last year recorded gross earnings in excess of N200billion
07/02/2013
The Securities and Exchange Commission, SEC, is on the verge of developing a whistle blowing mechanism that would further guarantee investors' confidence in the capital market.
07/01/2013
The world’s largest asset manager, BlackRock remains committed to expanding its business in South Africa despite the recent market sell-off.
06/27/2013
East African Community states are in talks to determine how the common market will be implemented in the insurance industry.
06/27/2013
A Sierra Leonean, Claudius Williams-Tucker has been selected by an accounting firm KPMG as Lead Reviewer of the South African KPMG practice which is the biggest practice in Africa.
06/26/2013
The International Organisation of Securities Commission (IOSCO) has issued a report outlining how it wants exchange traded investment vehicles regulated globally.
06/20/2013
SOUTH Africa’s central securities depositary, Strate, which is under pressure from data vendors to continue supplying shareholder information, has requested the Financial Services Board (
06/18/2013
Mr Peter Harris has accused the majority shareholder Naushad Merali, of breaking a Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) rules on good governance independence.
02/18/2013
The survey of 90 institutional investors across 12 countries in the MENA region highlights continuing concerns over political uncertainty, and they are keen to see continuing market liberalisation.
02/17/2013
The global wealth management industry is increasingly focused on complying with the torrent of new regulations pouring forth from hyper-active legislators and hitherto light-touch regulators.
09/17/2012
The wave of banking and capital market reforms introduced following the financial crisis is creating fundamental changes in the global banking industry.
07/18/2012
Observers, however, are beginning to see some consistency regarding the implementation of new regulations across the globe, with the U.S. and Europe setting the bar and Asia catching up.
03/15/2012
Implementation of Basel II capital regulations will force banks to hold larger amounts of capital to protect against risk